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Music Joe Jackson Did Not Send Out Sunset Tweet Alluding To His Battle With Cancer The music patriarch did not express the solemn sentiment on display. By David Saric June 26, 2018
Music NBA YoungBoy's Mom Writes Cardi B A Breakup Anthem Amid Offset Drama "Everybody goes through the same things," Sherhonda Gaulden says. By Caroline Fisher December 21, 2023
Music Young Thug Raises Eyebrows With Controversial Top 5 Rappers List Young Thug recently teamed up with Adin Ross for a stream, where he discussed everything from his love life to rap beef. By Caroline Fisher October 02, 2025
Music Joyner Lucas Reveals Eminem's Elusive Nature: "Getting On The Phone With Him Is Like Talking To The President" That's some strict protocol. By Tallie Spencer March 27, 2024
Music Playboi Carti Clears Instagram After "Streets Ready" Billboard Sightings Playboi Carti has been teasing fans for years, but it does seem like the rapper is actually gearing up for the release of his album. By Elias Andrews March 12, 2025
Politics 50 Cent Fires Back At Zohran Mamdani's "Breakfast Club" Diss Zohran Mamdani joked that 50 Cent won't be happy about his tax proposal for New York's top earners, earlier this month. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Cardi B's Grammy Finally Arrived In The Mail Cardi B's 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album for "Invasion of Privacy" has finally arrived in the mail over a year later. By Lynn S. May 14, 2020
Music Travis Scott Adds New "Circus Maximus" Dates After Tour Sells Out Tickets for nearly every date on Travis Scott's tour sold out in an hour. By Caroline Fisher August 31, 2023
Music Bow Wow Isn't Entertaining "Verzuz" Until He Sees Contracts Although a Soulja Boy match-up has been talked about, nothing is set in stone. By Erika Marie May 26, 2021
Music Jussie Smollett Wanted For Follow-Up Interview With Police Due To "New Evidence" Smollett's reps have yet to comment on the police department's request to speak to him. By Zaynab February 18, 2019
Music Ty Dolla $ign Shares New Song About George Floyd & Racism Ty Dolla $ign shares a portion of his new song with Skrillex and Ant Clemons about the death of George Floyd. By Alex Zidel June 01, 2020
Music DJ Akademiks Challenges "Dumb" Meek Mill To $10 Million Spelling Bee You know these two have it out for each other. By Elias Andrews February 24, 2025